CMS Price Transparency Data

Inguinal hernia repair

Facility: Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center

Billing Code: 49505 (CPT)

The BaseRate · fair price low confidence

A fair price for this

$688

about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate · typically $466–$5,068

modeled estimate · not a bill or quote

What this hospital charges insurers

$485

Below the fair price — a good deal

about $203 under the fair price · 0.1× Medicare

Medicare pays $3,658 Fair price $688 This hospital $485 Cash price $995 Hospital's list price $1,659

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How this hospital compares to other KY hospitals

One of the lower prices — 4 of 8 other KY hospitals charge more for the same procedure.

Cheapest $476 Priciest $586

Black dot = this hospital, among the 9 KY hospitals with a price for this procedure. Full list below.

A fair price for a Inguinal hernia repair is about $688 (about 0.2× the $3,658 Medicare rate). Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center charges insurers about $485, or about $995 in cash — below the fair price — a good deal. Located in Prestonsburg, KY.

What each insurance company pays

Which insurers have negotiated a price with this hospital for this procedure — and which haven’t.

2 of 6 major insurers have a published price at this hospital

✓ UnitedHealthcare✓ Aetna Blue Cross Blue ShieldCignaHumanaKaiser Permanente

Crossed out = this hospital hasn’t published a negotiated price for that insurer for this procedure. It doesn’t necessarily mean they aren’t accepted — ask your insurer.

Insurance company	Price range	vs. Medicare
UnitedHealthcaremajor	$485	13%
Aetnamajor	$350 - $485	10%
WellCare	$485	13%
+ 1 smaller / regional plan	$800

Self-Pay How to get the cash price

Tell the billing desk you want to be billed as self-pay — not through insurance — before your visit.
Ask for the cash / prompt-pay discount in writing, with the exact price (about 995), before you agree to anything.
Get it in writing that they won’t also bill your insurance, so the cash price is what you owe.
Check the CPT code on your bill matches exactly: 49505.

Insurance Before you use insurance

Call your insurance company to confirm Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center is in-network.
Ask your insurer whether prior approval is required for CPT code 49505.
Confirm the doctor or provider is in-network too — not just the hospital building.
Check your Explanation of Benefits against the hospital’s final itemized bill.

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Other Procedures at Highlands Arh Regional Medical Center

Compare: Inguinal hernia repair at other KY hospitals

Insurance negotiated median for the same procedure, sorted lowest first.